2 Thessalonians 2:10

New Century Version

He will use every kind of evil to trick those who are lost. They will die, because they refused to love the truth. (If they loved the truth, they would be saved.)

Cross References

Proverbs 1:7

Knowledge begins with respect for the Lord, but fools hate wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “You have been chosen to know the secrets about the kingdom of heaven, but others cannot know these secrets.

John 3:17

God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through him.

John 5:34

It is not that I need what humans say; I tell you this so you can be saved.

Romans 10:1

Brothers and sisters, the thing I want most is for all the Jews to be saved. That is my prayer to God.

Romans 16:18

Such people are not serving our Lord Christ but are only doing what pleases themselves. They use fancy talk and fine words to fool the minds of those who do not know about evil.

Romans 6:17

In the past you were slaves to sin—sin controlled you. But thank God, you fully obeyed the things that you were taught.

1 Corinthians 1:18

The teaching about the cross is foolishness to those who are being lost, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be separated from God—lost forever! Come, O Lord!

2 Corinthians 11:13

Such men are not true apostles but are workers who lie. They change themselves to look like apostles of Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:15

So it does not surprise us if Satan’s servants also make themselves look like servants who work for what is right. But in the end they will be punished for what they do.

2 Corinthians 2:15

Our offering to God is this: We are the sweet smell of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are being lost.

2 Corinthians 2:17

We do not sell the word of God for a profit as many other people do. But in Christ we speak the truth before God, as messengers of God.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be babies. We will not be tossed about like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another. We will not be influenced by every new teaching we hear from people who are trying to fool us. They make plans and try any kind of trick to fool people into following the wrong path.

1 Thessalonians 2:16

They try to stop us from teaching those who are not Jews so they may be saved. By doing this, they are increasing their sins to the limit. The anger of God has come to them at last.

2 Thessalonians 2:12

So all those will be judged guilty who did not believe the truth, but enjoyed doing evil.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Brothers and sisters, whom the Lord loves, God chose you from the beginning to be saved. So we must always thank God for you. You are saved by the Spirit that makes you holy and by your faith in the truth.

1 Timothy 2:4

who wants all people to be saved and to know the truth.

Hebrews 3:13

But encourage each other every day while it is “today.” Help each other so none of you will become hardened because sin has tricked you.

2 Peter 2:12

But these people speak against things they do not understand. They are like animals that act without thinking, animals born to be caught and killed. And, like animals, these false teachers will be destroyed.

2 Peter 2:18

They brag with words that mean nothing. By their evil desires they lead people into the trap of sin—people who are just beginning to escape from others who live in error.